Fehlschlag — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disappointment noun The feeling of sadness or letdown when something doesn't meet expectations.
- failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
Senses
Fehlschlag is used for these senses in English:
- busted flush (UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
- disappointment (countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
- failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
- flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
disappointment — full definition
- noun The feeling of sadness or letdown when something doesn't meet expectations.
- noun Something or someone that fails to meet expectations.
failure — full definition
- noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- noun Not doing something that should have been done.
- noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
- noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.